Board of Trustees
The Gear Research Institute is governed by a tripartite board of trustees representing the membership of the Institute, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA). Each research bloc creates its own steering committee whose responsibility is to select and guide programs within a bloc.
2020 Board of Trustees
President Chad BehrmanDesign Engineering Technical Specialist - Gear Boxes |
Treasurer Colleen TomaselloManager – Bearing, High Temp, Gear and Structural Alloy Product Metallurgy Carpenter Technology Corporation – Latrobe Operations Carnegie-Mellon University (BS), University of Pittsburgh (MS |
Secretary Geary SmithEngineering Manager Caterpillar Eastern Michigan University |
Amir AboutalebVice President - Technical Division AGMA University of Utah |
Scott YodersVice President of Sales Liebherr Gear Technology Penn State University (BS) |
Jeremy WagnerManager of Dynamic Systems Modeling and Tribology John Deere Kansas State University (BS), Iowa State University (MS) |
Alessio PescosolitoDesign Manager - Transmissions Pratt & Whitney Polytechnic Institute of Milan (BS), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (MS) |
John "Jack" E. MassethManager Advanced Gear Manufacturing Technology |
Teik C. Lim, PhD, PEProvost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Professor of Mechanical Engineering University of Texas, Arlington |
Avinash Singh, PhDEngineering Group Manager - Advanced Components and Subsystems General Motors The Ohio State University |
Mark Traband, PhD, PMPAssociate Director for Materials and Manufacturing Applied Research Laboratory, Penn State University Virginia Tech (BS) and The Pennylvania State University (MS and PhD) |
Aaron IsaacsonManaging Director, Gear Research Institute Head, Drivetrain Technology Center at ARL-Penn State The Pennsylvania State University (BS and MS) |